Human Flourishing in Science and Technology Flashcards
Enumerate the five human flourishing in Science and Technology
- Aristotelianism
- Technological Pessimism (Jacques Ellul)
- Technological optimism
- Existentialism (Martin Heidegger)
- Happiness
Technology as basically a means to an end. Organizing of techniques to meet human demand.
Aristotelianism
It holds that technology is progressive and beneficial in many ways, it is also doubtful in many ways.
Technological Pessimism (Jacques Ellul)
What are the Pessimism Arousements?
- Technological progress has a price
- Technological progress crated more problems
- Technological progress creates damaging effects
- Technological progress creates unpredictable devastating effects
This view is strongly supported by technologists, engineers, and ordinary people who believe that technology can alleviate all the difficulties and provide solutions for problems that may come.
Technological Optimism
What is the extreme version of Technological Optimism which holds technology as the supreme authority on everything.
TECHNOCRATISM
It is the existence or the mode of being of someone or something.
Existentialism (Martin Heidegger)
He is a German Philosopher who proposed two-usual definition of technology.
Martin Heidegger
What are the two-usual definition if technology (Martin Heidegger)?
Means to an end
Human Activity
What are the Aristotle’s Four Causes?
MATERIAL CAUSE
EFFICIENT CAUSE
FORMAL CAUSE
FINAL CAUSE
What something is made of.
MATERIAL CAUSE
The process or the person that brings something into being.
EFFICIENT CAUSE
The form or design of something.
FORMAL CAUSE
The purpose or goal of something
FINAL CAUSE
It is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by, among others, positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.
Happiness
